Paraguay 1998

1 November 1998

Severe floods injure the poorest
An MSF emergency team intervened in Paraguay in January 1998 with a
three-month mission on behalf of around 30,000 people, mainly from
among the poorest members of the population, made homeless by floods.
MSF donated drugs, medical supplies and plastic sheeting and ran
training courses for a selected number of community health workers,
who then passed on information to those affected.
A water and
sanitation project provided pumps and built latrine and shower units.
The team concentrated on camps for the homeless in AsunciÃ?³n,
ConcepciÃ?³n, Alto Paraguay and Pilar, where material could only be
brought in by boat.